Repatriation from Burundi to Poland
We organise bringing the deceased from Burundi to Poland: documents from the country of death, Polish permits and transport of the body or urn.
- Issuing authority and document
- Certificate: the Polish consul confirmed in your case. The export permit comes from the authorities of the country of death.
- Transport
- The body is carried by air as air cargo. We agree the arrival airport and the handover point in Poland with the family.
- Timing
- The starosta and the consul have up to 3 days for their documents (Article 14(5) of the Act on Cemeteries). We give the full timing once the documents from Burundi are collected.
- Price
- We will quote the price once we know the details.
Procedure: Burundi
Poland is not a party to the 1973 Strasbourg Agreement on the Conveyance of Corpses, so bringing a body from Burundi always requires the Polish consul's certificate.
Poland objected to this country's accession to the Hague Convention (HCCH, as of 13 October 2026), so an apostille from Burundi has no effect in Poland and documents are authenticated by legalisation.
Burundi: legalisation of documents and the post in Dar es Salaam
Burundi must be treated differently from most countries: Poland objected to Burundi's accession to the Hague apostille convention (HCCH status as of 13.10.2026). In practice, documents from Burundi therefore need full legalisation, not a simple apostille. We plan extra time for it. We collect the documents in the right order so that they do not wait in the legalisation queue longer than necessary.
On the gov.pl site of the Polish Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Burundi appears among the countries the embassy lists in its bilateral relations, next to Comoros and Malawi. We confirm the post responsible for this country for your case. Remains or an urn travel to Poland by air, and the funeral home in Burundi and the carrier must agree the documents before departure. On the Polish side the starosta's permit and the consul's certificate are needed. We confirm the detailed requirements of this country's authorities on request, for your case.
The Polish consul's certificate
The nearest mission linked to this country on gov.pl is the Polish Embassy in Dar es Salaam. We confirm the competent mission in your case.
How to get them: the starosta's permit and the consul's certificate.
Frequently asked questions
Who issues the Polish consul's certificate when a body is brought from Burundi?
The Polish consul competent for this country; we confirm the mission in your case. It is based on the starosta's permit and the death certificate.
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